Cushion-support for buggy-tops.



4 w. H. STEVENS. CUSHION SUPPORT FOR BUGGY TOPS.

APPLICATION FILED OUT. 15, 1907. v

Pa-tented June 8, 1909.

I'll/l. d/erena rut NORRISJ'ETERS 60-, \vAsJ-lmawn c WILLIAM HENRYSTEVENS, OF LINDSAY, ONTARIO, CANADA.

CUSHION-SUPPORT FOR BUGG-Y-TOPS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 8, 1909.

Application filed October 15, 1907. Serial No. 397,529.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM HENRY STnvENs, of the town of Lindsay, inthe county of Victoria, in the Province of Ontario, Canada,public-school inspector, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Cushion-Supports for Buggy- Tops, of which the followingis a specification. 1

My invention relates to improvements in cushion supports for buggy tops,and the object of my invention is, to provide a support for the tubularframe of the buggy top which will prevent the buckling of the lowersteel tubular rod of the. frame due to the jolting of the vehicle and itconsists essentially of a socket sleeve preferably square in crosssection designed to fit on the square stud extending from the rail ofthe buggy seat, a rubber covered bearing piece sup ported on the socketsleeve by spiral springs and in which the lower steel tubular rod restsas hereinafter more particularly described by the followingspecification.

Figure 1, is a side elevation of a buggy top attached to a seat andshowing my device in position. Fig. 2, is a perspective detail of thesupport. Fig. 3, is a vertical longitudinal section through the support.

In the drawing like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts ineach figure.

A is the seat of the buggy.

B is the cover.

C are the tubular rods supporting the cover of the buggy and of theusual'form.

D is the rail surrounding the buggy seat and D is the stud extendingfrom the rail. The stud D is square in cross section and D is a sleevedesigned to fit'the stud and to be held thereon by the lower tubular rodC attached to the end of the stud. The sleeve D is provided with twoteats D 1) are spiral springs attached to the teats D by split pins. D

D is a cross piece curved slightly in 1011- gitudinal section andprovided with a rubber cover D secured to the upper face thereof. Theends of the piece D may be hammered over to secure the ends of therubber as shown in the drawings.

D are teats formed beneath the piece D The springs D are secured to theteats D by the split pins D Such a support as I have described forms aperfect cushion on which the tubular supports rest so that the jar tothe tubular rods is obviated. Also such a support as I have describedwill not get out of order or lose its resiliency.

What I claim as my invention is:

A cushion support for buggy covers comprising a sleeve secured to theseat rail, said sleeve having a pair of nipples on its upper surface, apair of coiled springs secured 011 the nipples, a cross piece of concaveform having a pair of nipples on its under convex surface, said nipplesfitting into the tops of the coiled springs and secured therein, saidcross pieceforming a bridge over the springs and having its ends bentupwardly, and a pad covering the upper concave face of the cross pieceand having its ends gripped by the bent over ends of said cross piece.

WILLIAM HENRY STEVENS.

Witnesses:

A. M. FULTON, M. K. JOHNSTON.

